AWS Podcast

Do you want to deploy Serverless applications faster, easier and more reliably? The AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) might just fit the bill! Simon speaks with Gerardo Estaba (Senior Partner Solutions Architect, AWS) about how to get started and how to get the best from it. Main page: https://aws.amazon.com/serverless/sam/ Developer Guide: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/ SAM’s repo with examples: https://github.com/awslabs/serverless-application-model SAM CLI’s repo: https://github.com/awslabs/aws-sam-cli AWS Serverless Application Repository: https://aws.amazon.com/serverless/serverlessrepo/ This is My Architecture - Macquarie Bank: Securing Payment Websites at the Edge Serverlessly: https://youtu.be/sKksbPPDznM

Simon speaks with Jim Milbery (Partner at ParkerGale) and Alan Williamson (Partner at Macloran Group) about Private Equity, what PE funds look for when acquiring software companies and how the cloud matters in this context. They are also host their own podcast called the PE Funcast.

Recorded in front of a live audience at AWS Sydney Summit. Simon and Glenn discuss what works and what doesn’t in terms of architectures and team structures. How to keep your skills up-to-date and answer some questions from the audience.

Simon speaks with Mark Shwartz (Enterprise Strategist - AWS) about his latest book, and how the relationship between IT and non-IT leaders is changing. n the war for business supremacy, Schwartz shows we must throw out the old management models and stereotypes that pit suits against nerds. Instead, business leaders of today can foster a space of collaboration and shared mission, a space that puts technologists and business people on the same team. Get Mark's latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/War-Peace-Business-Leadership-Technology/dp/B07QVB1ZRG

Simon shares a huge selection of updates and new things! Chapter Marks: 00:00:19 Satellites 00:01:12 Storage 00:03:01 Compute 00:05:35 Databases 00:09:17 Developer Tools 00:10:32 Analytics 00:12:28 IoT 00:14:06 End User Computing 00:15:03 Machine Learning 00:16:22 Robotics 00:16:46 Application Integration 00:17:42 Management and Governance 00:20:49 Customer Engagement 00:21:24 Security 00:22:10 Training and Certification 00:22:36 Quick Starts 00:23:04 AWS Marketplace Shownotes Topic || Satellite Announcing General Availability of AWS Ground Station | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/announcing-general-availability-of-aws-ground-station-/ Topic || Storage You can now encrypt new EBS volumes in your account in a region with a single setting | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/with-a-single-setting-you-can-encrypt-all-new-amazon-ebs-volumes/ AWS Backup Now Supports AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-backup-now-supports-aws-cloudformation/ AWS DataSync Now Supports EFS-to-EFS Transfer | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-datasync-now-supports-efs-to-efs-transfer/ AWS DataSync adds filtering for data transfers – Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-datasync-adds-filtering-for-data-transfers/ AWS DataSync is now SOC compliant | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-datasync-is-now-soc-compliant/ Topic || Compute Amazon EC2 announces Host Recovery | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-ec2-announces-host-recovery/ Enable EC2 Hibernation Without Specifying Encryption Intent at Every Instance Launch | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/enable-ec2-hibernation-without-specifying-encryption-intent/ AWS Step Functions Adds Support for Callback Patterns in Workflows | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/ whats-new/2019/05/aws-step-functions-support-callback-patterns/ Amazon ECS Support for Windows Server 2019 Containers is Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-ecs-support-windows-server-2019-containers-generally-available/ Amazon ECS Improves ENI Density Limits for awsvpc Networking Mode | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/Amazon-ECS-Improves-ENI-Density-Limits-for-awsvpc-Networking-Mode/ Serverless Image Handler Now Leverages Sharp and Provides Smart Cropping with Amazon Rekognition | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/serverless-image-handler-now-leverages-sharp-and-provides-smart-cropping-with-amazon-rekognition/ Topic || Databases Amazon Aurora Serverless MySQL 5.6 Now Supports Data API | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon_aurora_serverless_mysql_5_6_now_supportsdataapi/ Amazon RDS Recommendations Provide Best Practice Guidance for Amazon Aurora | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-rds-recommendations-provide-best-practice-guidance-for-amazon-aurora/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports PostgreSQL 10.7 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-postgresql-107/ Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL Compatibility Supports Database Activity Streams For Real-time Monitoring | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-aurora-with-postgresql-compatibility-supports-database-activity-streams/ Amazon RDS for SQL Server Increases the Database Limit Per Database Instance up to 100 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon_rds_for_sql_server_increases/ Amazon RDS for SQL Server Now Supports Always On Availability Groups for SQL Server 2017 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-rds-for-sql-server-now-supports-always-on-availability-groups-for-sql-server-2017/ Amazon RDS for SQL Server now Supports Multi-File Native Restores | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-rds-for-sql-server-now-supports-multi-file-native-restores/ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) is now SOC 1, 2, and 3 compliant | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-documentdb-now-soc-1-2-3-compliant/ Amazon DynamoDB adaptive capacity is now instant | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-dynamodb-adaptive-capacity-is-now-instant/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis improves cluster availability during planned maintenance | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon_elasticache_for_redis_improves_cluster_availability/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis launches self-service updates | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/elasticache-self-service-updates/ Topic || Developer Tools Amplify Framework Adds Support for AWS Lambda Functions and Amazon DynamoDB Custom Indexes in GraphQL Schemas | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amplify-framework-adds-support-for-aws-lambda-as-a-data-source-and-custom-indexes-for-amazon-dynamodb-in-graphql-schema/ AWS CodeCommit Now Supports Including Application Code When Creating a Repository with AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-codecommit-now-supports-the-ability-to-make-an-initial-commit/ Topic || Analytics Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) is now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon_managed_streaming_for_apache_kafka_amazon_msk_is_now_generally_available/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service Is Now SOC Compliant | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-elasticsearch-service-now-soc-compliant/ Amazon Elasticsearch Service announces support for Elasticsearch 6.7 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-elasticsearch-service-announces-support-for-elasticsearch-67/ AWS Glue now provides an VPC interface endpoint | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws_glue_now_provides_vpc_interface_endpoint/ AWS Glue supports scripts that are compatible with Python 3.6 in Python shell jobs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws_glue_supportscripts/ Topic || IoT AWS IoT Things Graph Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-iot-things-graph-now-generally-available/ AWS IoT Events is now generally available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-iot-events-now-generally-available/ AWS IoT Device Tester v1.2 is Now Available for Amazon FreeRTOS v1.4.8 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-iot-device-tester-v120-now-available-amazon-freertos-v148/ AWS IoT Analytics Now Supports Channel and Data Stores in Your Own Amazon S3 Buckets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-iot-analytics-now-supports-channel-and-data-stores-in-your-o/ Topic || End User Computing Announcing Amazon WorkLink support for Additional Website Authorization Providers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/announcing-amazon-workLink-support-for-additional-website-authorization-providers/ Amazon AppStream 2.0 launches three self-guided workshops to build online trials and SaaS solutions – Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-appstream2-launches-three-self-guided-workshops-to-build-online-trials-and-saas-solutions/ Amazon Chime Voice Connector now supports United States Toll-Free Numbers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-chime-voice-connector-now-supports-us-toll-free-numbers/ Topic || Machine Learning Introducing Fraud Detection Using Machine Learning | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/introducing-fraud-detection-using-machine-learning/ Amazon Textract - Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-textract-now-generally-available/ Amazon Transcribe now supports speech-to-text in Modern Standard Arabic | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-transcribe-now-supports-speech-to-text-in-modern-standard-arabic/ Topic || Robotics AWS RoboMaker now supports over-the-air deployment job cancellation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-robomaker-supports-over-the-air-deployment-job-cancellation/ Topic || Application Integration Amazon API Gateway Now Supports Tag-Based Access Control and Tags on Additional Resources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-api-gateway-now-supports-tag-based-access-control-tags-additional-resources/ Amazon API Gateway Now Supports VPC Endpoint Policies | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-api-gateway-supports-vpc-endpoint-policies/ Topic || Management and Governance Introducing AWS Systems Manager OpsCenter to enable faster issue resolution | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/introducing-aws-systems-manager-opscenter-to-enable-faster-issue-resolution/ AWS Budgets now Supports Variable Budget Targets for Monthly and Quarterly Cost and Usage Budgets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-budgets-support-for-variable-budget-targets-for-cost-and-usage-budgets/ CloudWatch Logs adds support for percentiles in metric filters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/cloudwatch-logs-adds-support-for-percentiles-in-metric-filters/ Announcing Tag-Based Access Control for AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/announcing-tag-based-access-control-for-aws-cloudformation/ AWS Organizations Now Supports Tagging and Untagging of AWS Accounts | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-organizations-now-supports-tagging-and-untagging-of-aws-acco/ AWS Well-Architected Tool Now Supports 8x More Text in the Notes Field | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/aws-well-architected-tool-now-supports-8x-more-text-in-notes-field/ Topic || Customer Engagement Amazon Pinpoint now includes support for AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-pinpoint-now-includes-support-for-aws-cloudformation/ Amazon Connect Adds Additional Telephony Metadata | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-connect-adds-additional-telephony-metadata/ Amazon Connect Decreases US Telephony Pricing by 26% in the US East (N. Virginia) and US West (Oregon) regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-connect-decreases-US-telephony-pricing-by-26-percent-in-the-US-east-N-Virginia-and-US-West-Oregon-regions/ Topic || Security Amazon GuardDuty is Now SOC Compliant | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-guardduty-now-soc-compliant/ AWS Encryption SDK for C is now available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-encryption-sdk-for-c-now-available/ Amazon Inspector adds CIS Benchmark support for Amazon Linux 2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/06/amazon-inspector-adds-cis-benchmark-support-for-amazon-linux-2/ Topic || Training and Certification Announcing New and Updated Exam Readiness Courses for AWS Certifications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/announcing-new-and-updated-exam-readiness-courses-for-aws-certifications/ Topic || Quick Starts New Quick Start deploys a modular architecture for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/new-quick-start-deploys-modular-aurora-postgresql-architecture-on-aws/ Topic || AWS Marketplace AWS Marketplace enables long term contracts for AMI products | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-marketplace-enables-long-term-contracts-for-ami-products/

Simon speaks with Prajakta Damle (Principal Product Manager, AWS) about AWS Lake Formation. AWS Lake Formation is a service that makes it easy to set up a secure data lake in days. They discuss why it was created and what customers can use it for. https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/

Simon speaks with Paul Hawkins, Security Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS about the ways customers can quickly and easily make their environment more secure. AWS re:Invent 2018: Data Protection: Encryption, Availability, Resiliency, & Durability (SEC325-R1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH6AXreSQWQ# KMS Whitepaper: https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/KMS-Cryptographic-Details.pdf KMS Best Practices: https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/aws-kms-best-practices.pdf AWS re:Invent 2018: Leadership Session: AWS Security (SEC305-L) Steve Schmidt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdlFuFhetug

Simon hosts an update show with lots of great new features and capabilities! Chapters: Developer Tools 0:26 Storage 3:02 Compute 5:10 Database 10:31 Networking 13:41 Analytics 16:38 IoT 18:23 End User Computing 20:19 Machine Learning 21:12 Application Integration 24:02 Management and Governance 24:23 Migration 26:05 Security 26:56 Training and Certification 29:57 Blockchain 30:27 Quickstarts 31:06 Shownotes: Topic || Developer Tools Announcing AWS X-Ray Analytics – An Interactive approach to Trace Analysis | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws_x_ray_interactive_approach_analyze_traces/ Quickly Search for Resources across Services in the AWS Developer Tools Console | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/search-resources-across-services-developer-tools-console/ AWS Amplify Console adds support for Incoming Webhooks | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-amplify-console-adds-support-for-incoming-webhooks/ AWS Amplify launches an online community for fullstack serverless app developers | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-amplify-launches-an-online-community-for-fullstack-serverless-app-developers/ AWS AppSync Now Enables More Visibility into Performance and Health of GraphQL Operations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-appsync-now-enables-more-visibility-into-performance-and-hea/ AWS AppSync Now Supports Configuring Multiple Authorization Types for GraphQL APIs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-appsync-now-supports-configuring-multiple-authorization-type/ Topic || Storage Amazon S3 Introduces S3 Batch Operations for Object Management | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/Amazon-S3-Introduces-S3-Batch-Operations-for-Object-Management/ AWS Snowball Edge adds block storage – Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-snowball-edge-adds-block-storage-for-edge-computing-workload/ Amazon FSx for Windows File Server Adds Support for File System Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server-adds-support-for-cloudwatch/ AWS Storage Gateway enhances access control for SMB shares to store and access objects in Amazon S3 buckets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/AWS-Storage-Gateway-enhances-access-control-for-SMB-shares-to-access-objects-in-Amazon-s3/ Topic || Compute AWS Lambda adds support for Node.js v10 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws_lambda_adds_support_for_node_js_v10/ AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) supports IAM permissions and custom responses for Amazon API Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/aws_serverless_application_Model_support_IAM/ AWS Step Functions Adds Support for Workflow Execution Events | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-step-functions-adds-support-for-workflow-execution-events/ Amazon EC2 I3en instances, offering up to 60 TB of NVMe SSD instance storage, are now generally available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-ec2-i3en-instances-are-now-generally-available/ Now Create Amazon EC2 On-Demand Capacity Reservations Through AWS CloudFormation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/now-create-amazon-ec2-on-demand-capacity-reservations-through-aws-cloudformation/ Share encrypted AMIs across accounts to launch instances in a single step | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/share-encrypted-amis-across-accounts-to-launch-instances-in-a-single-step/ Launch encrypted EBS backed EC2 instances from unencrypted AMIs in a single step | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/launch-encrypted-ebs-backed-ec2-instances-from-unencrypted-amis-in-a-single-step/ Amazon EKS Releases Deep Learning Benchmarking Utility | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/-amazon-eks-releases-deep-learning-benchmarking-utility-/ Amazon EKS Adds Support for Public IP Addresses Within Cluster VPCs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-eks-adds-support-for-public-ip-addresses-within-cluster-v/ Amazon EKS Simplifies Kubernetes Cluster Authentication | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-eks-simplifies-kubernetes-cluster-authentication/ Amazon ECS Console support for ECS-optimized Amazon Linux 2 AMI and Amazon EC2 A1 instance family now available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-ecs-console-support-for-ecs-optimized-amazon-linux-2-ami-/ AWS Fargate PV1.3 now supports the Splunk log driver | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-fargate-pv1-3-now-supports-the-splunk-log-driver/ Topic || Databases Amazon Aurora Serverless Supports Capacity of 1 Unit and a New Scaling Option | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon_aurora_serverless_now_supports_a_minimum_capacity_of_1_unit_and_a_new_scaling_option/ Aurora Global Database Expands Availability to 14 AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/Aurora_Global_Database_Expands_Availability_to_14_AWS_Regions/ Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports per-second billing | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-documentdb-now-supports-per-second-billing/ Performance Insights is Generally Available on Amazon Aurora MySQL 5.7 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/Performance-Insights-GA-Aurora-MySQL-57/ Performance Insights Supports Counter Metrics on Amazon RDS for Oracle | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/performance-insights-countermetrics-on-oracle/ Performance Insights Supports Amazon Aurora Global Database | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/performance-insights-global-datatabase/ Amazon ElastiCache for Redis adds support for Redis 5.0.4 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/elasticache-redis-5-0-4/ Amazon RDS for MySQL Supports Password Validation | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-rds-for-mysql-supports-password-validation/ Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Supports New Minor Versions 11.2, 10.7, 9.6.12, 9.5.16, and 9.4.21 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-rds-postgresql-supports-minor-version-112/ Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports April Oracle Patch Set Updates (PSU) and Release Updates (RU) | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-rds-for-oracle-now-supports-april-oracle-patch-set-updates-psu-and-release-updates-ru/ Topic || Networking Elastic Fabric Adapter Is Now Generally Available | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/elastic-fabric-adapter-is-now-generally-available/ Migrate Your AWS Site-to-Site VPN Connections from a Virtual Private Gateway to an AWS Transit Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/migrate-your-aws-site-to-site-vpn-connections-from-a-virtual-private-gateway-to-an-aws-transit-gateway/ Announcing AWS Direct Connect Support for AWS Transit Gateway | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/announcing-aws-direct-connect-support-for-aws-transit-gateway/ Amazon CloudFront announces 11 new Edge locations in India, Japan, and the United States | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/cloudfront-11locations-7may2019/ Amazon VPC Endpoints Now Support Tagging for Gateway Endpoints, Interface Endpoints, and Endpoint Services | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-vpc-endpoints-now-support-tagging-for-gateway-endpoints-interface-endpoints-and-endpoint-services/ Topic || Analytics Amazon EMR announces Support for Multiple Master nodes to enable High Availability for EMR applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-emr-announces-support-for-multiple-master-nodes-to-enable-high-availability-for-EMR-applications/ Amazon EMR now supports Multiple Master nodes to enable High Availability for HBase clusters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-emr-now-supports-multiple-master-nodes-to-enable-high-availability-for-hbase-clusters/ Amazon EMR announces Support for Reconfiguring Applications on Running EMR Clusters | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-emr-announces-support-for-reconfiguring-applications-on-running-emr-clusters/ Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics now allows you to assign AWS resource tags to your real-time applications | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon_kinesis_data_analytics_now_allows_you_to_assign_aws_resource_tags_to_your_real_time_applications/ AWS Glue crawlers now support existing Data Catalog tables as sources | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-glue-crawlers-now-support-existing-data-catalog-tables-as-sources/ Topic || IoT AWS IoT Analytics Now Supports Faster SQL Data Set Refresh Intervals | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-iot-analytics-now-supports-faster-sql-data-set-refresh-intervals/ AWS IoT Greengrass Adds Support for Python 3.7, Node v8.10.0, and Expands Support for Elliptic-Curve Cryptography | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-iot-greengrass-adds-support-python-3-7-node-v-8-10-0-and-expands-support-elliptic-curve-cryptography/ AWS Releases Additional Preconfigured Examples for FreeRTOS on Armv8-M | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-releases-additional-freertos-preconfigured-examples-armv8m/ AWS IoT Device Defender supports monitoring behavior of unregistered devices | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-iot-device-defender-supports-monitoring-behavior-of-unregistered-devices/ AWS IoT Analytics Now Supports Data Set Content Delivery to Amazon S3 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-iot-analytics-now-supports-data-set-content-delivery-to-amaz/ Topic || End User Computing Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds configurable timeouts for idle sessions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-appstream-2-0-adds-configurable-timeouts-for-idle-session/ Monitor Emails in Your Workmail Organization Using Cloudwatch Metrics and Logs | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/monitor-emails-in-your-workmail-organization-using-cloudwatch-me/ You can now use custom chat bots with Amazon Chime | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/you-can-now-use-custom-chat-bots-with-amazon-chime/ Topic || Machine Learning Developers, start your engines! The AWS DeepRacer Virtual League kicks off today. | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/AWSDeepRacerVirtualLeague/ Amazon SageMaker announces new features to the built-in Object2Vec algorithm | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-sagemaker-announces-new-features-to-the-built-in-object2v/ Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth Now Supports Automated Email Notifications for Manual Data Labeling | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-sagemaker-ground-truth-now-supports-automated-email-notif/ Amazon Translate Adds Support for Hindi, Farsi, Malay, and Norwegian | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon_translate_support_hindi_farsi_malay_norwegian/ Amazon Transcribe now supports Hindi and Indian-accented English | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-transcribe-supports-hindi-indian-accented-english/ Amazon Comprehend batch jobs now supports Amazon Virtual Private Cloud | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-comprehend-batch-jobs-now-supports-amazon-virtual-private-cloud/ New in AWS Deep Learning AMIs: PyTorch 1.1, Chainer 5.4, and CUDA 10 support for MXNet | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/new-in-aws-deep-learning-amis-pytorch-1-1-chainer-5-4-cuda10-for-mxnet/ Topic || Application Integration Amazon MQ Now Supports Resource-Level and Tag-Based Permissions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/amazon-mq-now-supports-resource-level-and-tag-based-permissions/ Amazon SNS Adds Support for Cost Allocation Tags | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-sns-adds-support-for-cost-allocation-tags/ Topic || Management and Governance Reservation Expiration Alerts Now Available in AWS Cost Explorer | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/reservation-expiration-alerts-now-available-in-aws-cost-explorer/ AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager Supports Microsoft Application Patching | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-systems-manager-patch-manager-supports-microsoft-application-patching/ AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate now supports Chef Automate 2 | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-opsworks-for-chef-automate-now-supports-chef-automate-2/ AWS Service Catalog Connector for ServiceNow supports CloudFormation StackSets | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/service-catalog-servicenow-connector-now-supports-stacksets/ Topic || Migration AWS Migration Hub EC2 Recommendations | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/aws-migration-hub-ec2-recommendations/ Topic || Security Amazon GuardDuty Adds Two New Threat Detections | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-guardduty-adds-two-new-threat-detections/ AWS Security Token Service (STS) now supports enabling the global STS endpoint to issue session tokens compatible with all AWS Regions | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-security-token-service-sts-now-supports-enabling-the-global-sts-endpoint-to-issue-session-tokens-compatible-with-all-aws-regions/ AWS WAF Security Automations Now Supports Log Analysis | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-waf-security-automations-now-supports-log-analysis/ AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority Increases Certificate Limit To One Million | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/aws-certificate-manager-private-certificate-authority-increases-certificate-limit-to-one-million/ Amazon Cognito launches enhanced user password reset API for administrators | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/amazon-cognito-launches-enhanced-user-password-reset-api-for-administrators/ AWS Secrets Manager supports more client-side caching libraries to improve secrets availability and reduce cost | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/Secrets-Manager-Client-Side-Caching-Libraries-in-Python-NET-Go/ Create fine-grained session permissions using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) managed policies | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/session-permissions/ Topic || Training and Certification New VMware Cloud on AWS Navigate Track | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/vmware-navigate-track/ Topic || Blockchain Amazon Managed Blockchain What's New | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/04/introducing-amazon-managed-blockchain/ Topic || Quick Starts New Quick Start deploys SAP S/4HANA on AWS | https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/05/new-quick-start-deploys-sap-s4-hana-on-aws/

Simon speaks with Randall Hunt about how he designed, built, and deployed the @WhereML Twitter bot that can identify where in the world a picture was taken using only the pixels in the image. We’ll dive deep on artificial intelligence and deep learning with the MXNet framework and also talk about working with the Twitter Account Activity API. The bot is entirely autoscaling and powered by Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda which means, as a customer, you don’t manage any infrastructure. Finally we’ll close with a discussion around custom authorizers in API Gateway and when to use them. https://github.com/ranman/WhereML

Did you know AWS enables disaster response organizations to access cloud services at the edge, even in the harshest conditions? Simon speaks with Maggie Carter (Principal, AWS Disaster Response Program) and Ana Visneski (Principal Technical Program Manager for AWS Disaster Response Program) about what the team does, how it does it and what is to come! https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/nonprofits/disaster-response/